Play seems to be in the air this Winter: learn about inclusive play, read about toy collections in public libraries, or catch up on the Babies Need Words Every Day blog tour which includes multiple posts on play. We even chimed in with our webinar Press Play! Injecting Play into Library Programs for Kids. All… Continue reading Go Forth and Fort: Family Fort Night
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We’ll Link to That: Winter 2016
Every quarter we write a column for YAACING, a youth services newsletter published by the Young Adult and Children’s Services (YAACS) arm of the British Columbia Library Association. This winter our column is a collection of the most current resources for digital media and libraries, but make sure to check out the entire Winter 2016… Continue reading We’ll Link to That: Winter 2016
Winter Storytime
We’re all about honouring the season AND our community here at Jbrary and so this week we bring you a wonderfully winter storytime! For the full run down of all of our winter songs and rhymes be sure to check out our Winter Storytime playlist and our Winter Storytime board on Pinterest for books, felts… Continue reading Winter Storytime
Canadian Libraries Spotlight: Belleville Public Library
This week our Canadian Libraries Spotlight series turns fifteen! We’re celebrating with a post from a fellow YouTube creator: the Belleville Public Library in Ontario. Suzanne Humphreys who is their Coordinator of Children’s, Youth and Readers’ Services shares the how’s and why’s of a public library YouTube channel and we’ve even included one of their fan-tab-ulous videos… Continue reading Canadian Libraries Spotlight: Belleville Public Library
Baby Storytime: Using Scarves and Egg Shakers
Babies are both natural musicians and dancers which as far as we’re concerned means they were made for scarves and egg shakers! We absolutely love busting out these props in baby storytime and hope by the end of this post you will too. In case you’re interested we have written about using scarves and shakers for the… Continue reading Baby Storytime: Using Scarves and Egg Shakers
Canadian Libraries Spotlight: Côte Saint-Luc Library
We can’t believe that we’re well into double digits in our Canadian Libraries Spotlight series, which aims to highlight the outstanding work being done in Canada to serve children and families. This week is particularly exciting as we welcome out first guest blogger from Quebec! Read on as Valerie Medzalabanleth from the Côte Saint-Luc Public… Continue reading Canadian Libraries Spotlight: Côte Saint-Luc Library
We’ll Link to That: Fall 2015
Every quarter we write a column for YAACING, a youth services newsletter published by the Young Adult and Children’s Services (YAACS) arm of the British Columbia Library Association. This fall our column is all about our favourite spots to learn about new books, but make sure to check out the entire Fall 2015 issue! If… Continue reading We’ll Link to That: Fall 2015
Falling for Storytime: A Collection of Our Fall Favourites
For an updated version of this post check out Fall Storytime Ideas. We can hardly believe it’s here already, but with leaves which look as if they’ve been set on fire and cool, crisp mornings Fall has most decidedly arrived. We’ve had a couple folks on Twitter ask for some new ideas for fall themed… Continue reading Falling for Storytime: A Collection of Our Fall Favourites
Nursery Rhymes and Storytime: A Love Story
We received a lovely request for a post about nursery rhymes this week and after some searching realized they’re scattered all over our blog, the poor things. So thanks to Julie for the nudge, we’ve collected links, resources and ideas together and we hope you enjoy our ode to nursery rhymes! The why (always the… Continue reading Nursery Rhymes and Storytime: A Love Story
Canadian Libraries Spotlight: Cumberland Public Libraries
We are thrilled to bring you the 12th post in our Canadian Libraries Spotlight series from the small but mighty Cumberland Public Libraries in Nova Scotia. Feeling behind? Check out past posts. Feeling inspired? Submit one from your corner of Canada! Now, we’re going to sit back and listen to Jenn Atkinson share about an incredible… Continue reading Canadian Libraries Spotlight: Cumberland Public Libraries